inquisitorshadow Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Ok so here's the scenario. You're an arsenal merc, all skill points have been spent in arsenal, and you've got 13 skill points remaining and have all the skills you want except heatseeking missile. Ya need 2 more points to go into an arsenal skill before I can acquire it, so that leaves me with 12 points (two of which must be spent in arsenal) to spend, and you have all the core abilities ya wanted. What to choose? Well here are my options I'm considering: ArsenalAfterburnersJet Escape Pinning FirePower Overrides*2 points can go into each BodyguardImproved VentsMed TechHired Muscle * hired muscle has 3 slots, and the other two have 2 slots PyrotechIntegrated CardioAdvanced Targeting* 3 slots each So how would you spend your remaining 12 points (bearing in mind that at least 2 of them have to go into an arsenal skill)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damarak Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 This is my build @ 50 currently, and I honestly can't see how I could improve upon it. I wouldnt change a single point. I'm not saying I'm gods gift to Merc, but this is what I would suggest: http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#300McZMIkbRrdRzfzZc.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinsavz Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) If you have all of those arsenal talents available then you must have something in custom enviro suit, kolto vents, or integrated systems, all of which suck. Afterburners and jet escape are much nicer. All I'll say on the rest is, don't take tier 1 pyro, it blows. Do take tier 1 bodyguard, they're all nice talents. This is my build @ 50 currently, and I honestly can't see how I could improve upon it. I wouldnt change a single point. I'm not saying I'm gods gift to Merc, but this is what I would suggest: http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#300McZMIkbRrdRzfzZc.1 I'm guessing this isn't pvp at all? Cus you have zero survivability in there. Med tech and surgical precision systems are fantastic talents, they give you such a boost, definitely more than 3 points for 3% accuracy. Edited January 7, 2012 by Sinsavz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquisitorshadow Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) So you guys would take: pinning fireafterburnerspower overrides over integrated systemskolto ventsenvironmental suit ? I mean don't get me wrong, the latter 3 skills aren't fantastic, but at least they give you small boosts to your survivability. The former three skills simply strike me as completely pointless. I mean, I guess they're PvP skills but do they really help all that much in PvP? Edited January 7, 2012 by inquisitorshadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoXPCS Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Pinning fire is predominantly a PvP advantage. Useless in PVE. I wouldn't use those two points anywhere else except for Custom Enviro Suit for the added endurance and healing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquisitorshadow Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) My limited PvP experience suggests what many have said...that an arsenal merc isn't suited for 1v1 PvP. If someone gets on top of me, taking these skills seems like I'm swimming upstream. I'd imagine my best and only protection in PvP is to stick close to and behind a group of friendlies so I can provide fire support. Wandering off on my own is just going to get me killed, and I'm just not convinced that pinning fire or afterburners is changing that. Edited January 7, 2012 by inquisitorshadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damarak Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I'm guessing this isn't pvp at all? Cus you have zero survivability in there. Med tech and surgical precision systems are fantastic talents, they give you such a boost, definitely more than 3 points for 3% accuracy. Correct, not PvP suited at all, I guess I should have mentioned that. This is my current spec for end game pve deeps. Just a very slight touch of pvp utility, but mostly for filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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